placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Ballynahinch
Baile na hInse
The hotel’s own timeline records later additions and the restoration of its enclosed growing space.
Recorded locationBallynahinch53.46554° N · 9.87555° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Baile na hInse · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballynahinch · English · main form
Place & story
Guests and extensions
Ballynahinch Castle’s timeline records a private visit by former United States president Gerald Ford and his wife Betty in 1981, as guests of Raymond and Minerva Mason. It also dates eight additional river-facing rooms to 1986 and a further fourteen rooms to 1999. These entries document the building’s development as a hotel, distinct from the much larger historical estate associated with Ballynahinch barony. [2]
Restoring the walled garden
The hotel began restoring its walled garden in early 2017, including rebuilding stone walls, and records completion in 2018. Its account describes ornamental planting alongside a vegetable patch and glasshouse producing fruit, herbs and vegetables for its kitchens. The restoration returned an enclosed part of the estate to both decorative and productive use. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Moyrus
- Coordinates
- 53.46554, -9.87555
- Mapped area
- 3.2 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18053 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
51People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCracken 11
- Berridge 7
- Bolton 6
- Keane 5
- Cummins 3
1926 census
10People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Keane 4
- Cummins 2
- Joyce 2
- Chisholm 1
- Colgan 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynahinch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballynahinch Castle Hotel: history timeline, 1981–2018 entries · Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.